Clothes-rack



W. A. NIELSON.

' CLOTHES RACK.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 9, 1920.

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anve/wfo'v Walfer H/Vielso'n UNITED STATES WALTER A. NIELSON, OF NEWYORK, N. Y.'

CLOTHES-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 4, 1921.

Application filed September 9, 1920. Serial 110.40%),054.

- To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WAIIIER A. NIELSON, a citizen of the United States,and residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inClothes-Racks, of which the following is a specification, such as willenable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to clothes-racks and particularly to devices ofthis class designed to be suspended from and mounted in connection witha door, and the object of the invention is to provide a rack of theclass specified from which garments of various kinds and classes may besuspended; a further object being to provide a rack of the classspecified with a shelf member upon which articles may be placed a stillfurther object being to provide a rack with which one or morerack'sections may be connected; and with these and other objects inviewthe invention consists in a clothes-rack of the class specifiedwhich may be compactly folded together when not in use and readilyattached to asuitable support, said rack being constructed ashereinafter described and claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate partsof my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters ineach of the views, and in which Figure 1 is a side view of a part of adoor showing my improved clothes-rack mounted in connection therewith;

Fig. 2 a partial section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; and,

Fig. 3 a plan view of a construction as shown in Figs. land 2.

In the drawing I have indicated at 5 the top portion of a door inconnection with which my improved clothes-rack is mounted. The rackcomprises a main frame 6 which is composed of vertical rods 7, the topportions of which are bent at right angles and flattened as shown at 8in Flg. 2, and provided at their free edges with prongs 9 adapted to bepassed downwardly through the top portion of the door 5 and screws 10are also preferably employed for securing the parts 8 of the rods 7against displace ment.

The rods 7 are spaced apart and connected by transverse top and bottomrods 11 and 12, and this construction constitutes the main name. Ayoke-shaped supplemental frame 131s rotatably mounted in connection withthe rod 12 and comprises side members 14 and a 'transverse'member 15.The lower end portlons of the side members 14 are looped around thetransverse rod 12 to permit of the swinging of the frame 13 on said rod.ltotatably mounted on the transverse port1on 15 of the frame 13 is ashelf frame 16 composed of side rods 17, the free end'portions of whichare hook-shaped in form as indicated at 18 in Fig. 2 of the drawing andare adapted to be passed over and engage the transverse top rod 11. Therods 17 are connected by two transverse rods 19 adjacent to the endportions thereof, and these rods constitutethe shelf frame 16.

Rotatably mounted on the rods 19 are a plural ty of yoke-shaped members20, three of which are shown in the accompanying drawing and to whichcoat hangers and simllar garment suspending devices may be connected.The rods 17 at the opposite sides of the shelf frame 16 are connected bya plurality of wires 21 upon which articles may be placed for theirsupport upon the shelf frame. I may also connect with the rods 12 and 15a plurality of hook devices 22 by means of which garments or otherarticles may be connected with and suspended from the rack construction.

My improved clothes-rack may be used as constructed according to theforegoing description, but I preferably'employ one or more supplementalrack frames which are mounted in connection with the main rack frame anddetachably connected therewith, and in the accompanying drawing I haveindicated at 23 one of the'supplemental rack frames; comprising verticalside rods 24, the upper ends of which are hook-shaped in form andadapted to be mounted on and suspended from the rod 12. The lower endportions of the r0ds24: are connected by a transverse rod 25 upon whicha plurality of book devices 26 similar to the hook devices 22 aremounted.

It will be understood that my improved clothes-rack may be compactlyfolded together by simply detaching the rods 17 from the rod 11, andthen swinging the frame 13, or the separate parts thereof, including theshelf frame 16 upon or injparallel lines with; the main frame 6. It wilalso'be apparent that I am not necessarily limited to the mounting ofthe clothes-rack in connection with a door as said rack may be mountedin connection with any suitable support, and various changes. in andmodifications of the construction herein shown and described may bemade, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing fromthe spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A clothes-rack of the class described comprising a main frame, meansfor mounting said frame in connection with a suitable ,support, asupplemental framemovably and detachably mounted in connection withmounted in connection with the main frame, and a shelf frame movablymounted in connection with the supplemental frame and detachably mounted11'1 connection with the main frame.

2. A clothes-rack of the class described comprisin a main frame, meansfor mountin said frame in connection with a suitable support, asupplemental frame movably mounted in connection with the main frame, ashelf frame movably mounted in connection with the supplemental frameand detachably mounted in connection with the main frame, and means onthe shelf frame for hsupporting garments in connection therewit 3. Aclothes-rack of the class described comprisin a main frame, means formounting said rame in connection with a suitable support, a supplementalframe movably mounted in connection with the main frame, a shelf framemovably mounted in connection with the supplemental frame the mainframe, means on the shelf frame for supporting garments in connectiontherewith, and a supplemental rack frame.

detachably mounted in connection with the main frame.

4. A clothes-rack of the class described comprising a main framecomposed of vertical side rods connected by top and bottom transverserods, a supplemental frame, movably mounted in connection with thebottom transverse rod of the main frame,

a shelf frame movably mounted in connection with the supplemental frameand detachably connected with the top transverse rod of the main frame.

5. A clothes-rack of the class described comprising a main framecomposed of vertical side rods connected by top and bottom rods, asupplemental frame movably mounted in connection with the bottomtransverse rod of the main frame, a shelf frame movably mounted inconnection with the supplemental frame and detachably connected with thetop transverse rod of the main frame, and means for mountingsaid mamframe in connection with a suitable support.

the supplemental frame and detachably connected with .the top transverserod of the main frame, means for mounting said main frame in connectionwith a suitable support, and 1yoke-shaped devices rotatably mounted in te shelf frame.

7 A clothes-rack of the class described comprising a main framecomposed'of vertical side rods connected by top and bottom rods, asupplemental frame movably mounted in connection with the bottomtransverse rod of the-main frame, a shelf frame movably mounted inconnection with the supple mental frame and detachably connected withthe top transverse rod of the main frame, means for mounting said mainframe in connection with a suitable support, yokeshaped devicesrotatably mounted in the shelf frame and hook-shaped suspending devicesmounted in connection with the main and supplemental frames.

8. A clothes-rack of the class described comprising amain frame composedof ver- 6. A clothes-rack of the class described comprising a main framecomposed of verframe movably mounted in connection with v tical siderods connected by top and bottom transverse rods, a supplementalyokeshaped frame, the side members of which are rotatably mounted uponthe bottom transverse rod of the main frame, a shelf frame rotatablymounted on the cross head ortion of the supplemental yoke-shaped rame,and means for detachably connecting said shelf frame with the mainframe.

9. A clothes-rack of the class described comprising a main framecomposed of vertical side rods connected by top and bottom transverserods, a supplemental yokeshaped frame, the side members of which arerotatably mounted upon the bottom transverse rod of the main frame, ashelf frame rotatably mounted on the cross head portion of thesupplemental yoke-shaped frame, and means for detachably connectin saidshelf frame with the main frame, said supplemental frame and shelf framebeing foldable' upon the main frame.

10. A clothes-rack of the class described comprising a main framecomposed of vertical side rods connected by top and bottom transverserods, a supplemental yoke- -shaped frame, the side members of which arerotatably mounted upon the bottom transverse rod ofthe main frame, ashelf frame rotatably mounted on the cross head 5 foldable upon the"mainframe, and a supportion of the supplemental yoke-shaped Intestimony'that I claim the foregoing frame, means for detachablyconnectmg as my invention I have signed my name 111 10 said shelf framewith the main frame, said presence of the subscribing witnesses thissupplemental frame and shelf frame being 7th day of September 1920.

ALTER A. NIELSON. plemental rack frame detachably connected Witnesses: YV with the bottom transverse rod of the main C. E. MULREANY, frame. H.E. THOMPSON.

